Legendary German power metal band, Blind Guardian, is proud to announce their long-awaited return to North America with a headlining tour set for Fall 2025. The band will perform across the United States and Canada, bringing their celebrated album, Somewhere Far Beyond, to life on stage.
Frontman Hansi Kürsch comments: “We are so thrilled about our return to North America at the end of the year. It is going to be great fun to sing the legendary Somewhere Far Beyond hymns along with our fellow bards in the US and Canada. Don’t miss this once in your lifetime opportunity.”
The tour will kick off on November 19 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and will make stops in major markets including New York, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, and more before concluding on December 13 in Los Angeles, CA, at The Wiltern.
Support for the tour will come from special guests Ensiferum and Seven Kingdoms, offering fans a full evening of epic metal performances.
Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, May 9, at 10:00 am local time. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
November
19 – Ft Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
20 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
21 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
22 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
24 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
25 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
26 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
28 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
29 – Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
30 – Cleveland, OH – The Agora Theater
December
2 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
3 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
5 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
7 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
9 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Market
10 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
12 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited is a refreshing and powerful tribute to one of the most influential albums in German metal history. It paved the way for Blind Guardian’s international career that is still going strong today and this re-recording impresses with all the class and quality these pioneers have been known and respected for since forming as Lucifer’s Heritage three decades ago.
Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited is out now and can be listened to in full at any streaming service or purchased in physical form. Get it here
Tracklisting:
“Time What is Time” (Revisited)
“Journey Through the Dark” (Revisited)
“Black Chamber” (Revisited)
“Theatre of Pain” (Revisited)
“The Quest for Tanelorn” (Revisited)
“Ashes to Ashes” (Revisited)
“The Bard’s Song – In the Forest” (Revisited)
“The Bard’s Song – The Hobbit” (Revisited)
“The Piper’s Calling” (Revisited)
“Somewhere Far Beyond” (Revisited)
“Ashes To Ashes” live at Hellfest 2022 video:
About Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited:
Right on time with their show at 2024’s edition of Wacken Open Air, Blind Guardian proudly announced the release of Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited on August 2, which includes a complete re-recording of this classic as well as a live celebration of 1992’s Somewhere Far Beyond, a landmark record for Germany’s heavy metal titans. After three albums on No Remorse Records, it was the band’s major label debut via Virgin Records and opened the doors to the Japanese market resulting in a wider availability and presence on the global metal scene. After finding the right balance of speed, heaviness, melodies, drama, and irresistible choruses on 1990’s Tales From The Twilight World, Somewhere Far Beyond honed this approach to perfection, evolving further on a conceptual level and increasing Blind Guardian’s sonic range. On Somewhere Far Beyond the band experimented with keyboards, orchestrations, and folk elements, the latter manifesting in the group’s best-known song and live staple, “The Bard’s Song (In The Forest)”, whereas other tracks like “Ashes to Ashes”, the rapid “Journey Through The Dark” or “The Quest For Tanelorn” connected well with previous mostly fast-paced albums yet offered an additional push in dynamics.
Fast forward 30 years! Prior to releasing the much lauded opus The God Machine in September 2022, Blind Guardian had been performing Somewhere Far Beyond in its entirety at Rock Hard Festival and Hellfest in Summer 2022 in front of tens of thousands of fans singing along to each track. Both shows were filmed and recorded professionally and aired via WDR and ARTE. For the limited triple-disc-edition of Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited the Hellfest material was newly edited by the band’s long-time videographer Dirk Behlau using additional multi-cam footage.
The idea of re-recording the album originated from the rehearsals for these shows as Hansi Kürsch explains in the detailed liner notes: “The original idea wasn’t to do a re-recording. When rehearsing for the anniversary gigs, corona hit and we couldn’t be certain that those shows would take place. We still wanted to celebrate the anniversary of the album and if we wouldn’t be able to include a live version, we initially thought we could at least record the rehearsals.”
Not 100% satisfied with those rough versions, Blind Guardian decided to go all in, knowing the risk of being frowned upon by fans who consider re-recordings utter blasphemy. “We tried to recapture what we did in 1992 but compensate youth with skilful experience, though in a hungry way. We never discussed any major changes but with over 30 years of experience, and our current line-up, those ingredients already add a new flavor to it.” With the basic tracks recorded in a live setting, Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited is leaner and more focused on impact in terms of guitar arrangements yet retains all the harmonies and melodies essential to the original. “We finally ended up with this cool hybrid version”, André adds. “We combined how we play the songs today, but at the same time, really tried to retain that speed metal spirit of the early 90s!”
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Frontman Hansi Kürsch comments: “We are so thrilled about our return to North America at the end of the year. It is going to be great fun to sing the legendary Somewhere Far Beyond hymns along with our fellow bards in the US and Canada. Don’t miss this once in your lifetime opportunity.”
The tour will kick off on November 19 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and will make stops in major markets including New York, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, and more before concluding on December 13 in Los Angeles, CA, at The Wiltern.
Support for the tour will come from special guests Ensiferum and Seven Kingdoms, offering fans a full evening of epic metal performances.
Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, May 9, at 10:00 am local time. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
November
19 – Ft Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
20 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
21 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
22 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
24 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
25 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
26 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
28 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
29 – Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
30 – Cleveland, OH – The Agora Theater
December
2 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
3 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
5 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
7 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
9 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Market
10 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
12 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited is a refreshing and powerful tribute to one of the most influential albums in German metal history. It paved the way for Blind Guardian’s international career that is still going strong today and this re-recording impresses with all the class and quality these pioneers have been known and respected for since forming as Lucifer’s Heritage three decades ago.
Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited is out now and can be listened to in full at any streaming service or purchased in physical form. Get it here
Tracklisting:
“Time What is Time” (Revisited)
“Journey Through the Dark” (Revisited)
“Black Chamber” (Revisited)
“Theatre of Pain” (Revisited)
“The Quest for Tanelorn” (Revisited)
“Ashes to Ashes” (Revisited)
“The Bard’s Song – In the Forest” (Revisited)
“The Bard’s Song – The Hobbit” (Revisited)
“The Piper’s Calling” (Revisited)
“Somewhere Far Beyond” (Revisited)
“Ashes To Ashes” live at Hellfest 2022 video:
About Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited:
Right on time with their show at 2024’s edition of Wacken Open Air, Blind Guardian proudly announced the release of Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited on August 2, which includes a complete re-recording of this classic as well as a live celebration of 1992’s Somewhere Far Beyond, a landmark record for Germany’s heavy metal titans. After three albums on No Remorse Records, it was the band’s major label debut via Virgin Records and opened the doors to the Japanese market resulting in a wider availability and presence on the global metal scene. After finding the right balance of speed, heaviness, melodies, drama, and irresistible choruses on 1990’s Tales From The Twilight World, Somewhere Far Beyond honed this approach to perfection, evolving further on a conceptual level and increasing Blind Guardian’s sonic range. On Somewhere Far Beyond the band experimented with keyboards, orchestrations, and folk elements, the latter manifesting in the group’s best-known song and live staple, “The Bard’s Song (In The Forest)”, whereas other tracks like “Ashes to Ashes”, the rapid “Journey Through The Dark” or “The Quest For Tanelorn” connected well with previous mostly fast-paced albums yet offered an additional push in dynamics.
Fast forward 30 years! Prior to releasing the much lauded opus The God Machine in September 2022, Blind Guardian had been performing Somewhere Far Beyond in its entirety at Rock Hard Festival and Hellfest in Summer 2022 in front of tens of thousands of fans singing along to each track. Both shows were filmed and recorded professionally and aired via WDR and ARTE. For the limited triple-disc-edition of Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited the Hellfest material was newly edited by the band’s long-time videographer Dirk Behlau using additional multi-cam footage.
The idea of re-recording the album originated from the rehearsals for these shows as Hansi Kürsch explains in the detailed liner notes: “The original idea wasn’t to do a re-recording. When rehearsing for the anniversary gigs, corona hit and we couldn’t be certain that those shows would take place. We still wanted to celebrate the anniversary of the album and if we wouldn’t be able to include a live version, we initially thought we could at least record the rehearsals.”
Not 100% satisfied with those rough versions, Blind Guardian decided to go all in, knowing the risk of being frowned upon by fans who consider re-recordings utter blasphemy. “We tried to recapture what we did in 1992 but compensate youth with skilful experience, though in a hungry way. We never discussed any major changes but with over 30 years of experience, and our current line-up, those ingredients already add a new flavor to it.” With the basic tracks recorded in a live setting, Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited is leaner and more focused on impact in terms of guitar arrangements yet retains all the harmonies and melodies essential to the original. “We finally ended up with this cool hybrid version”, André adds. “We combined how we play the songs today, but at the same time, really tried to retain that speed metal spirit of the early 90s!”
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